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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
    I had freight trains run over my stuff a lot back in the day. Just couldn't see letting something with $200 in value go when the bids were only up to five bucks.
    On my items most of the bidding is done in the last 30 seconds
    I place all my bids at 2 seconds
    I either win or the other guy paid too much

    Best to start the auction at the minimum you are willing to take
    Don't forget eBay fees, now based on TOTAL Price >> Item + shipping & handling >> between 9% and 14%
    Don't forget PayPal fees >> 3% for domestic and 4% for International

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    If the rules are still the same you can cncl up to 24 hours before th end of the auction.
    You can cancel an auction as long as it has at least 12 hours left
    http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EndingMyAuction
    If the auction has bids, you have to cancel the bids first
    eBay now charges a Final Value Fee on auctions that are ended early that had bids based on the highest bid the item received


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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnC4X4 View Post
    On my items most of the bidding is done in the last 30 seconds
    I place all my bids at 2 seconds
    I either win or the other guy paid too much

    Best to start the auction at the minimum you are willing to take
    Don't forget eBay fees, now based on TOTAL Price >> Item + shipping & handling >> between 9% and 14%
    Don't forget PayPal fees >> 3% for domestic and 4% for International



    You can cancel an auction as long as it has at least 12 hours left
    http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EndingMyAuction
    If the auction has bids, you have to cancel the bids first
    eBay now charges a Final Value Fee on auctions that are ended early that had bids based on the highest bid the item received
    So I'm left with the opinion I already had...

    eBay sucks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BurlyGuys View Post
    So I'm left with the opinion I already had...

    eBay sucks.
    I have had little to no problems
    I sell on several ID's
    Stuff that I would get about 10 Cents a pound for if I bring it across the scale still on the car
    Easy to pull, Easy to store, Easy to ship items off the cars I scrap
    Power side mirrors, Headlight assemblies, Tail Light assemblies, window motors, dash clusters and sometimes climate control units and cup holders.

    I have also been doing well with rims, scrap about $15.00 scale,
    I list on eBay for over a hundred with FREE shipping, $18.00 in fees, $45.00 max ship >> still leaves me 35 or more if they live closer then Ca

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    I do very good with resale items found in scrap, also car parts are very lucrative . Last week i had about $1000 in sales of parts. Right now im parting out a 2002 concorde lxi, this is just one example but the chrome interior door handles with woodgrain trim are going for $80-$100 each and there are 4 of them in the car. That is just 1 part of the car, on my takeoff/estimate of the parts that i do before i bought the car says i will make in the $4000-$5000 range for all of the parts on that car. After shipping, fees, costs and overhead im looking at making a $2500 profit on the car.

    On the wheels / tires. If the tires are bald/bad and are on alloys i send them to my local tire guy, he breaks them down for me and disposes of the tire for $7 each. So after my costs scrapping those oud id only make $8-$10 each, so i resell them to local buyers and on ebay. You need to check the design/size of the alloy wheels, some of them are very pricey. Ive seen factory alloys go for $30-$200 each on ebay so your mileage will vary. 16"-18" usually go for about $100 each, 20"+ go for about $150. I have a pile of about 20 15" rims im having a hard time selling even at $40 each.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post

    On the wheels / tires. If the tires are bald/bad and are on alloys i send them to my local tire guy, he breaks them down for me and disposes of the tire for $7 each.
    You might look into picking up a used rim clamp mach from Craig
    I picked mine up years ago for a couple hundred and it has more then paid for itself

    Tires with good tread I sell on Craigs
    Rims I sell on eBay I pull the tires to reduce the shipping cost
    I don't try to sell sets, I market towards the guy that just hit the pot hole and needs one rim

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnC4X4 View Post
    You might look into picking up a used rim clamp mach from Craig
    I picked mine up years ago for a couple hundred and it has more then paid for itself

    Tires with good tread I sell on Craigs
    Rims I sell on eBay I pull the tires to reduce the shipping cost
    I don't try to sell sets, I market towards the guy that just hit the pot hole and needs one rim
    even so id still have to pay $3 each in disposal fees, id rather pay someone else $7 and let them do all the work and dispose of the tires, i usually give him the spare tires i have on hand and he lowers his price to $5 for each breakdown/disposal that way we both win

    Looking at the free section on craigslist i see alot of listings of people trying to give away junk tires so that tells me there hard to get rid of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    even so id still have to pay $3 each in disposal fees,
    Different location >> Different way of doing things

    Each car has 5 tires on it when on the road
    so the place I bring my cars to allows 5 tires when I bring it across the scale
    I have never had to pay for tire disposal
    At this point they are paying me 10 Cents a pound for the tires

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